All of our programs have been reviewed to ensure their relevance to state and national standards. (See Education Program descriptions.)
Massachusetts State Standards
Grade 3 – Social Studies
- Topic 5. The Puritans, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Native Peoples, and Africans
- 2. Explain … how [European colonists] moved west from the Atlantic coast, and the consequences of their migration for the Native Peoples of the region.
- 5. Explain the importance of … the practice of bartering – exchanging goods or services without payment in money—in the development of the economy of colonial Massachusetts, using materials from historical societies and history museums as reference materials.
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE STANDARDS
Grades 3-4 – US/NH History
- SS:HI:4:4.3: Investigate the evolution of the United States economy, e.g., the transition from farms to factories